Associations to the word «Rom»

Wiktionary

ROM, noun. (electronics) (computing) Read-only memory.
ROM, noun. (video games) A software image of read-only memory (as of a game cartridge) used in emulation.
ROM, noun. (medical) Range of motion.
ROM, noun. (finance) Return on Margin.
ROM, noun. (estimating and purchasing) Rough order of magnitude. An informal cost or price estimate provided for planning and budgeting purposes only, typically expected to be only 75% accurate.
ROM, proper noun. The ethnic designation used by the Romani people from Eastern Europe.
ROM, proper noun. (rare) The Romani language.
ROM, noun. A member of the Romani people.
ROM, noun. (in particular) A male member of the Romani people who is married and considered respectable amongst the family.
ROM, adjective. (rare) Romani: of or pertaining to the Roma people.
ROM COM, noun. (film) Short for romantic comedy.
ROM COMS, noun. Plural of rom com

Dictionary definition

ROM, noun. (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.